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128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025, Middle East worst affected due t
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A total of 128 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, making it another deadly year for journalism, with the Middle East and Arab World emerging as the worst-affected region, according to the final Killed List released by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ
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Violations against Pak journos spike by 60pc over past year: Report
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Freedom Network documented at least 142 cases of violations against journalists and media professionals between November 2024 and September 2025, a nearly 60 per cent rise from the previous year. In the watchdog's framework, "violations" include physical assaults, legal cases, harassment and
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China detains blogger Liu Hanbin for exposing protests over land seizures
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As of 2024, China is the world's largest jailer of journalists, with at least 125 media workers currently imprisoned. The country ranks a dismal 172nd out of 180 nations in RSF's 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
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EU representative at UN reiterates concern over dire human rights situatio
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The EU representative highlighted that harassment, intimidation and surveillance are faced by human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, media workers, writers and intellectuals, including even at the transnational level.
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Sindhi journalist Nasrullah Gadani murdered, World Sindhi Congress calls f
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has expressed sorrow and outrage over the murder of a Sindhi journalist, Nasrullah Gadani, bringing the total number of media workers reported killed nationwide in 2024 to five, according to Voice of America (VOA).
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Pakistan: Representatives of press clubs, unions form coalition in bid to
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Representatives of various press clubs, unions and associations of journalists and media workers have formed an alliance -- Coalition for Free Media -- to jointly resist media restrictions through pressure tactics and trolling on social media and to ensure freedom of expression
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Taliban pushes over 200 Afghan media outlets towards shutdown
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Over 200 media outlets have ceased operations in Afghanistan and 7,000 media workers have lost their jobs since the Taliban seized power in August last year while the country's economy continues to shrink.
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Free media in Afghanistan is 'under attack': UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
.Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): UN Deputy special envoy for Afghanistan criticized the arbitrary detention of journalists and media workers and said that free media in the country is under attack.
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Afghan journalists increasingly harassed by Taliban: Reporters Without Bor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): Condemning the surge in threats against journalists in Afghanistan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday said that journalists and media workers in the country are facing increasing "harassment" in the Taliban regime.
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293 journalists jailed in 2021 globally, quarter from China, Myanmar: CPJ
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): As many as 293 media workers were put behind bars globally in 2021, said the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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UN experts call for urgent protection of Journalists at risk of persecutio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called on all countries to provide urgent protection to Afghan journalists and media workers who fear for their lives and face persecution in the war-torn country.
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International Federation of Journalists urges for evacuation of media work
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 20 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged for the necessary evacuation of media workers at critical risk in Afghanistan and asked the international community to expedite all evacuation and rescue operations.
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